Predicting marital adjustment from young adults' initial levels and changes in emotional intimacy over time: A 25-year longitudinal study

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 121-134

  Boden, Jeremy S ^a   Fischer, Judith L ^a   Niehuis, Sylvia ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Intimacy; Longitudinal study; Marital adjustment; Transition to marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955097229     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10804-009-9078-7     Document Type: Article

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